Henby calkins and samuel haepee bunten



(No Model.)

H. GALKINS & S. H. BUNTEN.

WASHING MACHINE. No. 328,285. Patented Oct. 13, 1886.

WIT-NESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY CALKINS AND SAMUEL HARPER BUNTEN, OF BRADSHAWV, NEBR.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,285, dated October13, 1885.

Application filed January 22, 1885. Serial No. 153,648. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY OALKINS and SAMUEL H. BUNTEN, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Bradshaw, in the county of Yorkand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin WashingMachines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inreciprocating washingmachines; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth,and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate our invention, Figure l isa perspective View. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, and Fig. 3 a detailperspectiveview.

A represents the body of the washing-machine, which consists of sidepieces, A A,which are connected to each other at their ends by inclinedcross-pieces a a, and a vertical crosspiece, (1. These side pieces havealso attached to their lower edges, which are curved as shown, ametallic bottom, b, above which is secured a series of slats, b,whichare located a slight distance above the metallic bottom, so that thesediment which collects in the operation of washing the clothes willsettle below said slats and may be easily removed through the opening bin the lower edge of one of the side pieces, A.

The body portion A of the washing-machine is supported by legs B, whichare rigidly attached to the side pieces, and are connected to each otherby the crossbars B, which are located immediately under the metallicbottom. These cross-bars,besides bracing the legs,also serve as asupport for said bottom.

The inclined cross-pieces a a are securely attached to the side pieces,and will prevent the water splashing so as to fall outside of the tub,and one of these inclined cross-pieces, in connection with theverticalcross-piece a,will form a convenient receptacle for the soap. The

opposite inclined cross-piece is provided near the side pieces withmetallic straps c c, the upper ends of which are bent upon themselves,so as to form a bearing for the cross-bar O, which is attached to thecover and is then bent inwardly, so as to embrace the journals of therubber. The upper edges of the side pieces, A, are each provided withrecesses d, which are provided with grooves for the reception of theends of round metallic staples D, the upper ends of said staplesentering a recess, d, in the side pieces, D, of the cover. Through eachof these staples pass journals 6, the inner ends of which are bent atright angles and attached to the side pieces of the rubber. One of thejournals is bent upwardly and outwardly, so as to form a handle, D, forreciprocating the rubber.

It will be readily seen by this construction that the staples which formthe journals for the rolls 6 will not come in contact with the clothesand soil the same after they have been washed. The ends of the rod 0 arelooped upon the journals e, and its straight portion at the rear of thecover is secured to said cover by means of staples f. The pivotal pointof this bar is in such aposition in relation to the recesses d d thatthe reciprocating rubber will be permitted to raise or lower, accordingto the quantity of clothing placed in the tub. The bar C is secured tothe body portion or tub of the washing-machine by the curved ends of theloops 0, which are bent half-way round the bar C, so that said bar canbe re moved therefrom by depressing said bar.

To the cross-bar a, between the loops 0 c, is attached a turn button, g,the upper inner edge of which is recessed, and said button is for thepurpose of holding the cross-bar G in contact with the loops. Thisturn-button may be turneddownward, as shown in dotted lines, so that thebar may be removed from the loops.

To the side pieces, A A, of the tub are attached loops h, for thereception of the ends of the bars h of a tub-stand, H, said side barsbeing connected to each other by a series of cross-bars, as shown. Tothe outer cross-bar, t, are attached pivoted supports 43, which may befolded parallel with said bar. The lower edges of the side bars, h, areprovided with notches which engage with the lower edges of the loops h,and to insert or remove said bars from the loops it is only necessary toraise the inner end of the tub-stand when the bars may be inserted orremoved, and when said bars assume a horizontal position they will besecurely attached to the side pieces.

The cross-bar a is provided near its center with a pivoted button,k,which is recessed,and said button is adapted to be turned over uponthe edge of an ordinary wash-tub, so as to retain the tub in position.

It will be seen from the foregoing that when the cover is raised, asshown in Fig. 2, the drippings from said cover and the reciprocatingrubber will flow into the tub, and that when desired the cover may befolded back and will rest upon the turn-button 9. To remove the cover itis only necessary to turn the button 9 to the'position shown in dottedlines, when the bar O,which secures the rubber and cover to each other,may be detached from the loop c,which holds said bar to the bodyportion.

We claim- 1. In a reciprocating washing-machine, a

cover and rubber secured to each other and detachably connected to thebody portion of the machine, said body portion and cover havingverticalrecesses in the edges of its side pieces, and staples securedwithin the recesses of the cover, said staples depending therefrom, soas to enter the recess in the side pieces of the body portion, the partsbeing organized substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a washing-machine, the body portion having side pieces providedwith vertical recesses which are grooved in their inner edges, incombination with the hinged cover having similarly-grooved recesses andstaples secured within said recesses, and the reciprocating rubberhaving journals which pass through the staples, the parts beingorganized substantially as shown.

3. In a washing-machine, the body portion A, provided with loops co, incombination with the hinged cover and reciprocating rubber, the bail O,engaging with the 1oops,and a pivoted button, substantially as shown andfor the purpose set forth.

at. In a washing-machine, the body portion A, with vertical recesses d,and loops 0 c,which project above the upper edge of the same, incombination with a detachable cover provided with recesses d, and areciprocating rubber,a bail, (l, pivoted to the cover and embracing thejournals of the rubber, depending staples D, secured to the cover, andbutton 9, engaging with the bail, the parts being organizedsubstantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affiX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY OALKINS. SAMUEL HARPER BUN TEN \Vitnesses:

J. S. GRAY, J. H. TILDEN.

